Carolina Friends

Community That Has Thrived on Inclusion, Acceptance, and Sexual Expression

Carolina Friends is more than just an event host; we are a community that has thrived on the principles of inclusion, acceptance, and the pursuit of sexual expression since our inception. Our journey began in 2016 when we acquired Carolina Friends due to the unfortunate ALMOST closure of its doors.

About Carolina Friends

Community Philosophy

• Carolina Friends is more than just an event host - We are a community that has thrived on the principles of inclusion, acceptance, and the pursuit of sexual expression
• Since our inception - Our journey began in 2016 when we acquired Carolina Friends
• Due to the unfortunate ALMOST closure - Of its doors
• At that time, we were actively hosting - CF Greensboro events
• But the news of closure compelled us - To reflect on where our cherished members, friends, and ourselves would continue enjoying like-minded members
• This challenging moment marked the start - Of our commitment to preserve the spirit of Carolina Friends and its legacy
• More than event host - Community focus
• Inclusion, acceptance, sexual expression - Core principles
• Preserve spirit and legacy - Core commitment

Current Operations

• Today, our operations revolve around - Creating unforgettable experiences for couples and individuals in the Triad area
• We specialize in Full Hotel Takeover events - That bring together like-minded individuals seeking a space to express themselves freely
• These events are packed with exciting features - Including live DJs, expansive dance floors, private couples’ activity areas
• Late-night breakfast gatherings - And member hosted social rooms designed for smaller meet and greets
• During the warmer months - We also indulge in pool parties, adding a splash of excitement to our gatherings
• Each event we host attracts - An incredible and diverse crowd from all corners
• Ensuring that every gathering is a melting pot - Of personalities, desires, and experiences
• Full Hotel Takeover events - Core specialty
• Live DJs, expansive dance floors - Core features
• Private couples’ activity areas - Available
• Member hosted social rooms - For meet and greets
• Pool parties - During warmer months

Values and Mission

• Throughout our journey, we have remained steadfast - In upholding the original values and ideals that have been at the heart of Carolina Friends since its inception
• Inclusivity is paramount to us - And we extend a warm welcome to all who share an interest in the lifestyle
• Our events bring together friendly couples - Single females, and carefully selected single males
• Fostering an environment where like-minded individuals - Can forge deep friendships and explore their desires
• With the utmost privacy and respect - Our members have been our guiding light and the backbone of our community
• Their unwavering support has enabled us - To thrive and continue creating an environment that champions non-judgmental sexual freedom
• We prioritize the comfort and safety - Of our members above all else
• Ensuring that they can explore their passions and fantasies - In a secure and welcoming environment
• Original values and ideals - Core foundation
• Inclusivity paramount - Core value
• Warm welcome - To all lifestyle interested
• Deep friendships - Core goal
• Non-judgmental sexual freedom - Core champion
• Comfort and safety - Priority

Commitment to Community

• Today, as we reflect on our journey - And the evolution of Carolina Friends
• We remain dedicated to nurturing a community - That embraces the principles of mutual respect, open-mindedness
• And a profound appreciation for the beauty - Of human diversity
• Our journey is one that constantly evolves - Just as our members do
• And we are honored to be a part - Of the transformative experience
• Our mission is to provide a space - Where all feel welcomed, embraced and safe
• We continue to strive for excellence - In event hosting and community building
• All while upholding the principles - Of inclusivity, acceptance, and the pursuit of sexual expression
• Join us and be a part - Of our ever-growing and thriving community
• At Carolina Friends, we believe - That the pursuit of pleasure and connection is a beautiful journey
• And we are here to make it - A safe and memorable one for you
• Mutual respect, open-mindedness - Core principles
• Human diversity appreciation - Core value
• Transformative experience - Core goal
• Welcomed, embraced and safe - Core mission
• Ever-growing and thriving community - Core focus

Historical Legacy

• Carolina Friends was started in 1991 - By eight Charlotte area couples just like you
• We had an interest in the lifestyle - Wanted to make new friends, and enjoy a fun night with our privacy kept intact
• The club was not and is not - A money-making entity…just a sincere effort to support the lifestyle community
• With events and more that allow folks - With shared interests to connect
• Initially we held hotel-based events - Once a month… with just over 30 couples attending our very first event
• We were fortunate to have the use - Of a hotel at that time that provided almost complete privacy
• Which proved to be very popular - We soon grew to the point where we could book an entire hotel for our events
• And the club even more - We soon outgrew the smaller hotel in use
• And found another hotel that was willing - To be booked exclusively… a larger venue where we could still provide complete privacy!
• By this time our events had grown - To an average of 150 to 200 couples each month
• Remaining true to our original intent - We continued to strive to put on the very best parties at the very best price
• While providing the privacy we all desired - Started in 1991 by eight Charlotte couples
• Not money-making entity - Sincere effort to support community
• Hotel-based events - Once a month
• Complete privacy - Core requirement
• 150 to 200 couples - Average monthly attendance

Growth and Evolution

• In 1997, we were offered the exclusive use - Of a local night club for once-a-month Saturday evening parties
• These monthly night club events were held - In addition to the monthly hotel takeovers we were still holding at the time
• And proved to be just as popular - With our hotel attendance holding at 175 couples or more on average
• And another 100 couples or so - Attending our night club event each month
• It wasn’t long till our monthly night club parties - Were held every weekend except the weekend of our hotel event
• And in 1999 we held our first hotel events - Outside the Charlotte area with events held over the years
• In Columbia, Greenville, Raleigh, Winston Salem - Myrtle Beach, Augusta, and Greensboro …where we still hold events today!
• While the club continued to grow - The number of hotels available to us grew less and less
• This was caused in part by the natural aging - And closing of hotel properties that provided what we required
• A proper sized ballroom, reasonable room rates - And an ability to take the hotel over to have complete privacy
• It was also caused by the fact - That no one was building new hotels that met those same criteria
• Large convention hotels and no frills - By the highway hotels became the norm
• And we saw our ability to keep our monthly private hotel events - Become more and more uncertain
• Night club events - Monthly Saturday evening parties
• 175 couples or more - Hotel attendance average
• 100 couples or so - Night club attendance
• Every weekend - Except hotel event weekend
• Events outside Charlotte - Columbia, Greenville, Raleigh, Winston Salem, Myrtle Beach, Augusta, Greensboro
• Hotel availability - Declining over time

The Estate Era

• In 1999 we began the effort - To survive the hotel problems we foresaw
• And in 2000 began work on our own facility - In Charlotte, which we call The Estate
• As we were also outgrowing the night club - We were using, The Estate was originally envisioned
• As way to have even better night club parties - On a weekly basis in addition to the hotel events we planned to continue once a month
• We opened The Estate a few weeks before 9/11 - The economy took a hit, the hotel we were using once a month was lost to us
• And felt fortunate to have our own place - To call home
• So, Carolina Friends continued to grow - Amid those uncertain times and our members deemed The Estate a success!
• But we continued to strive to protect - Our members’ investment in the club and our desire to see the lifestyle community
• Have a gathering place both online and in person - We launched our first online site, Friends United during this same time period
• And it eventually grew and was remade - Into Club Nexxus in 2008, a great full-featured site we can all be proud of!
• In 2013 we spun off Club Nexxus - As a separate entity to make further enhancements
• We also continued to strive to find - Appropriate hotels for private hotel events and to make improvements to The Estate
• Efforts that were and are successful! - We found a local hotel to host larger convention style events
• A few times a year and the improvements - At The Estate allowed the club to continue to grow
• The Estate - Own facility in Charlotte
• Weekly night club parties - Better than before
• Friends United - First online site
• Club Nexxus - Full-featured site
• Convention style events - Larger events

Modern Era and Challenges

• In August of 2010 we added our 40,000th couple - To the club roster!
• Our annual couples’ conventions in Charlotte - Regularly saw 400 plus couples
• Our events in Greensboro were welcomed - By the local community and Club Nexxus became an increasingly fun way
• To meet other couples and singles - In the summer of 2012, we lost the use of the facility we called The Estate
• Falling victim to a bogus complaint - By an alleged member and politicians who chose to harass us
• Rather than stand by the occupancy - They had granted us over ten years earlier
• Thinking first of the privacy of our members - We chose to put privacy first and start seeking a new home
• Leaving many fond memories, lots of sweat equity - And a considerable investment behind
• Fortunately, virtually most members supported us - During and since that time
• We held a series of alternate events - In friendly private venues in the Charlotte area
• And we will always be grateful - For the hospitality of these fine establishments
• We continue to hold monthly events - In the Triad Area
• From Greensboro to Winston Salem - And surrounding areas
• While the challenges of establishing a permanent new home - Are real and difficulties in dealing with hotels will always be with us
• We have no doubt that the lifestyle community - And Carolina Friends will continue for a long time to come
• We have always believed in pulling the community together - As when we are working together, we can do incredible things
• Like pulling together to rise again - When times are the toughest, once again opening our very own facility
• And providing a first-class online experience - That you can use!
• 40,000th couple - Added in August 2010
• 400 plus couples - Annual conventions
• Lost The Estate - Summer 2012
• Privacy first - Core priority
• Triad Area events - Monthly
• Community together - Core belief

Contact Information

• Website: carolinafriends.com
• Type: Community-Focused Event Host
• Location: Triad Area, North Carolina
• Focus: Inclusion, Acceptance, and Sexual Expression

Getting Started

For New Members

1. Understand community focus - More than just event host
2. Inclusion, acceptance, sexual expression - Core principles
3. Full Hotel Takeover events - Core specialty
4. Live DJs, expansive dance floors - Core features
5. Private couples’ activity areas - Available
6. Member hosted social rooms - For meet and greets
7. Pool parties - During warmer months
8. Contact carolinafriends.com - For information

What to Expect

• Carolina Friends is more than just an event host - We are a community that has thrived on the principles of inclusion, acceptance, and the pursuit of sexual expression
• Since our inception - Our journey began in 2016 when we acquired Carolina Friends
• Due to the unfortunate ALMOST closure - Of its doors
• Today, our operations revolve around - Creating unforgettable experiences for couples and individuals in the Triad area
• We specialize in Full Hotel Takeover events - That bring together like-minded individuals seeking a space to express themselves freely
• These events are packed with exciting features - Including live DJs, expansive dance floors, private couples’ activity areas
• Late-night breakfast gatherings - And member hosted social rooms designed for smaller meet and greets
• During the warmer months - We also indulge in pool parties, adding a splash of excitement to our gatherings
• Throughout our journey, we have remained steadfast - In upholding the original values and ideals that have been at the heart of Carolina Friends since its inception
• Inclusivity is paramount to us - And we extend a warm welcome to all who share an interest in the lifestyle
• Our events bring together friendly couples - Single females, and carefully selected single males
• Fostering an environment where like-minded individuals - Can forge deep friendships and explore their desires
• With the utmost privacy and respect - Our members have been our guiding light and the backbone of our community
• We prioritize the comfort and safety - Of our members above all else
• Ensuring that they can explore their passions and fantasies - In a secure and welcoming environment
• We remain dedicated to nurturing a community - That embraces the principles of mutual respect, open-mindedness
• And a profound appreciation for the beauty - Of human diversity
• Our mission is to provide a space - Where all feel welcomed, embraced and safe
• We continue to strive for excellence - In event hosting and community building
• All while upholding the principles - Of inclusivity, acceptance, and the pursuit of sexual expression
• Carolina Friends was started in 1991 - By eight Charlotte area couples just like you
• The club was not and is not - A money-making entity…just a sincere effort to support the lifestyle community
• Initially we held hotel-based events - Once a month… with just over 30 couples attending our very first event
• We were fortunate to have the use - Of a hotel at that time that provided almost complete privacy
• By this time our events had grown - To an average of 150 to 200 couples each month
• In 1997, we were offered the exclusive use - Of a local night club for once-a-month Saturday evening parties
• These monthly night club events were held - In addition to the monthly hotel takeovers we were still holding at the time
• And proved to be just as popular - With our hotel attendance holding at 175 couples or more on average
• And another 100 couples or so - Attending our night club event each month
• It wasn’t long till our monthly night club parties - Were held every weekend except the weekend of our hotel event
• And in 1999 we held our first hotel events - Outside the Charlotte area with events held over the years
• In Columbia, Greenville, Raleigh, Winston Salem - Myrtle Beach, Augusta, and Greensboro …where we still hold events today!
• In 1999 we began the effort - To survive the hotel problems we foresaw
• And in 2000 began work on our own facility - In Charlotte, which we call The Estate
• We opened The Estate a few weeks before 9/11 - The economy took a hit, the hotel we were using once a month was lost to us
• And felt fortunate to have our own place - To call home
• So, Carolina Friends continued to grow - Amid those uncertain times and our members deemed The Estate a success!
• We launched our first online site, Friends United - During this same time period… and it eventually grew and was remade into Club Nexxus in 2008
• In August of 2010 we added our 40,000th couple - To the club roster!
• Our annual couples’ conventions in Charlotte - Regularly saw 400 plus couples
• Our events in Greensboro were welcomed - By the local community and Club Nexxus became an increasingly fun way
• To meet other couples and singles - In the summer of 2012, we lost the use of the facility we called The Estate
• Thinking first of the privacy of our members - We chose to put privacy first and start seeking a new home
• We continue to hold monthly events - In the Triad Area
• From Greensboro to Winston Salem - And surrounding areas
• We have always believed in pulling the community together - As when we are working together, we can do incredible things
• Like pulling together to rise again - When times are the toughest, once again opening our very own facility
• And providing a first-class online experience - That you can use!

What to Expect

Carolina Friends provides North Carolina’s premier community-focused experience that has thrived on the principles of inclusion, acceptance, and the pursuit of sexual expression since its inception in 1991, originally started by eight Charlotte area couples as a sincere effort to support the lifestyle community. With Full Hotel Takeover events featuring live DJs, expansive dance floors, private couples’ activity areas, late-night breakfast gatherings, member hosted social rooms for meet and greets, pool parties during warmer months, inclusivity paramount with warm welcome to all lifestyle interested, fostering deep friendships and exploring desires with utmost privacy and respect, prioritizing comfort and safety above all else, nurturing community embracing mutual respect and open-mindedness with profound appreciation for human diversity, providing space where all feel welcomed and embraced and safe, striving for excellence in event hosting and community building while upholding principles of inclusivity and acceptance, and continuing monthly events in Triad Area from Greensboro to Winston Salem, you’ll find a community that has evolved from 30 couples at first event to 40,000 couples in roster with 400+ couples at annual conventions, maintaining commitment to privacy and community support through challenges.

Community That Has Thrived on Inclusion, Acceptance, and Sexual Expression